Dear Friends,

When most people think of a food bank, they picture a large warehouse filled with boxes of food. You’re right. We do have a large warehouse. And yes, we do have boxes of food. We even have a few forklifts and trucks to move all that food.

But what you might not know is that…

A food bank delivers food, right?

 Then why is Clark County Food Bank meeting clients at the grocery store?

 It’s all part of our cooking and shopping program that teaches clients how to make a grocery budget, read nutrition labels, and shop for healthy foods on a budget.

Clark County Food Bank is thrilled to announce Workplace Resource of Oregon has recently signed on as a five-year Hunger Alliance partner.

Hunger Alliance is a partnership created between Clark County Food Bank and local businesses to provide hunger relief within our community. Each Hunger Alliance partnership reflects the unique generosity of the business and unique opportunities for engagement and marketing from the food bank.

Over the holidays, we saw a record number of volunteers sign up, jump in, and help get food to those in need.

 We want to say THANK YOU to the thousands of volunteers who bagged food, boxed food, unpacked food, repacked food, dropped off food drive barrels, picked up food drive barrels, drove to grocery stores, sorted Fresh Alliance food, organized food drives, organized funds drives, answered phones, entered data, greeted guests, cleaned the facility, and so much more.

You probably didn’t realize it at the time, but this past winter YOU made history. Here’s how…

On Saturday, December 1, tens of thousands of residents throughout Clark County filled grocery bags with food and left them outside their front doors during the annual Walk & Knock food drive. If you participated in Walk & Knock – either as a volunteer or as a food donor – then that means you participated in the nation’s largest, one-day community food drive. You made history!

Enjoying a HUGE turkey dinner is time-honored tradition for most families on Thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving is a holiday that centers on food, we think it is the perfect opportunity to host an event to help people who simply don’t have enough food. And this year, Clark County Turkey Trot was a huge success, thanks to friends and supporters like you.

On Friday, September 14, 2018, Clark County Food Bank hosted their 7th annual Taste & See auction fundraiser. This year’s Taste & See raised over $291,489, which translates into 1,164,000 meals for residents in need throughout our community. This was Clark County Food Bank’s most profitable fundraiser to date.

The Ed & Dollie Lynch Fund donated $130,000 and Vancouver Rotary Foundation donated $5,000 to Clark County Food Bank. The combined $135,000 will be used to purchase a new extra-large refrigerated box truck with a required liftgate.